Meanings
nounslipperwort (countable and uncountable, plural slipperworts)
plural slipperworts
- countableuncountableAny of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
Synonyms: calceolaria
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various plants of the genus Calceolaria, usually with orange or yellow flowers.
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nounany garden plant of the genus Calceolaria having flowers with large inflated slipper-shaped lower lip
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slipperwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipperwort
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“slipperwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipperwort. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slipperwort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slipperwort.
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